World Polio Day
25 Oct 2022
As the World Polio Day (WPD) held yesterday, the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has warned that following resurgence of polio in nations like Israel, United Kingdom and United States, Nigeria risks importation of the virus having been neighbour to two endemic nations – Malawi and Mozambique.
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The Federal Government, yesterday, on the occasion of this year’s World Polio Day (WPD), assured that Nigeria’s free polio status remains intact amid rising cases of mutant circulating
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Tuesday, October 24, marked Rotary International's fifth annual World Polio Day (WPD), co-hosted by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
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According to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), the year 2017 has seen the lowest case count of polio in recorded history, but the job is not done yet.
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As part of activities to mark the World Polio Day (WPD), October 24, 2016, the Federal Government through the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has intensified immunization against the crippling Wild Polio Virus....
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